Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Douay Bible \Dou"ay Bi"ble\ [From Douay, or Douai, a town in
France.]
A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for
the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the
Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New
Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the
Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised
editions have since been published. [Written also {Doway
Bible}. Called also the {Rheims and Douay version}.]
{Bible Society}, an association for securing the
multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
{Douay Bible}. See {Douay Bible}.
{Geneva Bible}. See under {Geneva}.
Source : WordNet®
Douay Bible
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims
Version}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]